We might not be headed towards a labor stoppage after all. Talks between the NFL and the NFLPA are set to pick up this month with an eye towards hammering out a new collective bargaining agreement before the 2019 season gets underway, a source tells ESPN.com’s Dan Graziano.
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The two sides have scheduled negotiating sessions for July 17-19, marking the first time the two parties will engage in talks for three straight days. As it stands, the current CBA expires after the 2020 season, but everyone involved is taking a proactive approach to get something done well in advance.
It’s all rather promising – owners locked out players in 2011, which led to a last-minute agreement and shortened training camps. There’s optimism on both sides of the table, Graziano hears, though nothing is certain.
It would behoove both sides to get something done before March 2020. Without a new deal in place, next offseason will include new contract and salary-cap rules specific to the final year of the CBA, which means no June 1 release designations and the ability of teams to use both the franchise and transition tags to keep players off the free agent market.
This is me, not holding my breath.
Simply too much money for a lockout for all sides.
Hopeful but time will tell
I’ve always dreamt of using “beehove” in the comment section but I thought the policy only allowed Colt and Bronco fans to do that.
Not true! Fans of the old Charlotte Hornets are also permitted!
Why do I have the feeling Yellow Jacket fans from Georgia Tech will now have something to say….lol.
And as soon as the ink is dry people will bitch that Goodell needs to go and he has too much power despite his powers being negotiated into the CBA.
Owners have been sizing up candidates to replace Goodell for a while now. He’s a lame duck and won’t be missed at all.
Point is his powers are all negotiated into the CBA, which means shame on the players for giving up whatever they give up to allow it. Can’t negotiate those rights away and then piss and moan about it. And it’s not Goodell’s fault he has to take out the trash instead of burying his head in the sand and allow the thugs to tarnish the sport that is worth so much $$$$$.
I must be looking at a different article than you because I don’t see anything about players complaining about Goodell’s power or rights they had to negotiate away. Any sensible person understands that organizations can’t function without rules and I think 99% of players accept that.